| 单词 | death-mask |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeath-mask death-mask n. a cast of plaster, wax, etc., taken from a person's face after death; a mask or model made using such a cast. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > monument > [noun] > other types of memorial shield1817 death-mask1838 headboard1895 haniwa1931 garden of remembrance1954 the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > [noun] > cast or impression > mask mask1780 death-mask1838 1838 Actors by Daylight 14 Apr. 54 Benedict's opera..is founded upon a tale entitled the Death Mask. 1853 W. G. Simms Marie de Berniere xvii. 169 Frederick..would wish to cure me of my fears... He has provided this death-mask. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) ii. 29 There exists a death-mask..which bears the date 1616 and which may be the original cast from the dead poet's face. 1911 J. Galsworthy Patrician 142 High on the wall above these reigned the bronze death-mask of a famous Apache Chief, cast from a plaster taken of the face by a professor of Yale College. 1982 A. Gabbey in T. M. Lennon et al. Probl. Cartesianism 197 (note) An allusion to Valari's wax death-mask of Descartes. 2012 M. Clark Exploring Greek Myth x. 136 (caption) Death-mask known as the ‘Mask of Agamemnon’. Gold repoussé. < as lemmas |
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